NameData
Name file · Boy · SSA 1880–2024
Booker
Booker is a boy's name.
▲ Risingthe Greatest Generation
12,050
Total named
51
Avg ageestimated
1916
Peak year
#1,287
Rank in 2024
Booker peaked in 1916, when about 294 boys were given the name. Today it ranks 1,287th for boys, rising. Most people named Booker today are around 51 years old (estimated) — squarely the Greatest Generation. In all, roughly 12,050 boys have been named Booker since record-keeping began in 1882.

📈 Popularity over time

How many boys were named Booker each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 1916294 boys1900192019401960198020002020

↔ Names from the same era

Other boys' names that peaked around the same time as Booker:
MervinClairMortonCyrilMerrillCleo
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many boys were named Booker each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all boys' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.